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List 3
Word | Meaning | Form | Example | Synonym | Antonym |
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Mendicant | Beggar | Noun | A mendicant begs | Panhandler, pauper, tramp, moocher, vagabond, bum, vagrant, bankrupt, spiv, shirker, sponge, cadger, supplicant, | Imperative, princess, self starter |
Ubiquitous | Being everywhere, omnipresent | Adjective | Ubiquitous pollution | Universal, prevalent, pervasive, frequent, broad, general, limitless, extensive, widespread, commonplace, endless, inclusive | Rare, absent, scarce, infrequent, sporadic, aleatory, unique, uncommon, limited, unusual, occasional, shabby, aberrant, ragged |
Credulity | Belief on slight evidence, gullibility, naivete | Noun | The credulity of young children | Faith, naivety, credence, sureness, certainty, dependence, susceptibility, store, credit, stock, surety, reliance, innocence | Disbelief, suspicion, deliberation, wariness, caution, cautiousness, mistrust, circumspection, care, watchful Ness, discrimination, forecast, heedfulness, judiciousness, precaution, providence, scrupulosity, wile, agnosticism, |
Disparage | Belittle | Verb | To disparage rivals | Depriciate, deprecate, decry, denigrate, vilify, slander, defame, diminish, minimize, derogate, discredit, malign, criticize, put down | Flatter, praise, highlight, compliment, commend, laund, appreciate, benefit, sanction, applaud, celebrate, approve, galvanize, accept, cherish |
Condescend | Bestow courtesies with a superior air | Verb | May condescend to talk | Deign, stoop, patronize, descend, lower oneself, vouchsafe, submit, talk down to, humble oneself, lower, bend, comply, concede | Ascend, respect, appreciation, rise above, connection, admiration, awe, deferential, protest, stern, bicker, reverence, worship, deference, reference |
Diatribe | Bitter scolding, invective | Noun | To deliver or to write a diatribe against dowry | Harangue, tirade, fulmination, jeremiad, Philippic, abuse, denunciation, vituperation, rant, screed, blame, onslaught, speech, declamation | Honor, praise, recommendation, exaltation, congratulations, adulation, acclaim, worship, admiration, credit, eulogy, fame, compliment, applause, encomium, Thanks, kudos, approval, protect, commendation, tribute, puff, glory, guard |
Rancor | Bitterness, hatred | Noun | Tibetan rancor for China | Hostility, malevolence, enmity, resentment, spite, antipathy, cruelty, gall, animosity, hate, acrimony, I'll will, acerbity | Kindness, helpfulness, benevolence, blessing, fruit of the spirit, love, amity, friendship, charity, respect, sympathy, goodwill, cordiality, passion |
Denigrate | Blacken | Verb | Jokes that denigrate women drivers and sardars | Disparage, deprecate, bell8tle, defame, depreciate, decry, smear, vilify, slander, minimize, asperse, calumniate, besmirch, derogate, sully | Praise, commend, compliment, glorify, boost, extol, cherish, approve, laud, maximize, acclaim, admiration, applaud, flatter, exalt |
Chauvinist | Blindly devoted patriot, zealous adherent of a group or cause | Noun | A male chauvinist | Jingoist, patriot, jingo, nationalist, flag-waver, hundred-percent er, patrioteer, hawk, se ist, belligerent, bigot, racist, loyalist, | Pacifist, global citizen, non-biased, tolerant, grass, internationalist, philogynist, peacenik, collaborator |
Temerity | Boldness, rashness | Noun | Had the temerity to question the expert | Audacity, nerve, impudence, effrontery, brass, cheek, foolhardiness, presumption, indiscretion, overconfidence, insolence, recklessness, gall | Caution, cowardice, hesitation, care, timidity, shyness, wariness, modesty, reticence, caveat, carefulness, timorousness, humility |
Ramification | |||||
Laconic | |||||
Compendium | |||||
Succinct | |||||
Wheedle | |||||
Phlegmatic | |||||
Equnimity | |||||
Rescind | |||||
Expunge | |||||
Branching out, subdivision | Noun | Capillaries result from the ramification of veins | |||
Brief and to the point | Adjective | Laconic answers to long questions | |||
Brief, comprehensive, summary | Verb | Compendium of facts | |||
Brief, terse, compact | Adjective | Succinct as a telegram | |||
Cajole, coax, deceive by flattery | Verb | To wheedle favors | |||
Calm, not easily disturbed | Adjective | Phlegmatic in crisis | |||
Equanimity | Calmness of temperament, composure | Noun | Face opposition with equanimity | ||
Cancel | Verb | To rescind a law | |||
Cancel, remove | Verb | To expunge remarks from the record | |||
Malleable | Capable of being shaped by pounding, impressionable | Adjective | |||
Complication, consequence, bifurcation, upshot, branch, breaking, division, excrescence, divarication, extension forking, offshoot, outgrowth, partition, radiation, result, sequel, subdividing | Cause, origin, source, juncture, union, unity, whole |